Introduction
A sudden appearance of pain in a tooth, as well as problems with chewing and an unpleasant feeling are in most cases signs of root inflammation. As a result, a root canal treatment by a dentist will be necessary. During this treatment, the inflamed tissue is removed from the tooth and rinsed with various rinses.
In this way, all bacteria are removed and the canal is cleaned. The root canal treatment is an attempt to preserve the natural tooth. Once the treatment is completed, you can rest for a while.
After a while, however, pain may return, which may be a sign that the inflammation has flared up again. Bacteria may have remained in the tooth, causing the inflammation to flare up again. A root canal treatment cannot give a 100% guarantee that no new problems will occur afterwards.
If no success can be achieved even after several attempts, the possibility of a root tip resection is offered. Furthermore, this surgical procedure is used when a root canal filling is not possible or the X-ray image shows changes that require such an operation. In this treatment, the root tip is not treated from the crown, but access is made from the outside.
Around the area of the root, some of the jawbone is removed so that one has access to the root tips. The dentist now cuts off the inflammatory tip of the root, as the word “resection” suggests. The inflamed tissue is removed and everything is completely cleaned.
Finally, the area is sealed so that no bacteria can penetrate. A previous root filling is also renewed during the treatment. After the surrounding tissue has been folded back again and sutured cleanly, another X-ray is taken.
This allows the dentist to see whether everything went according to plan during the procedure and whether the filling is tight. After ten days at the latest, the wound has healed so that the dentist can remove the stitches. After three months the bone should also have regenerated.
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